Obama: No, I’m Not Going To Allow The GOP To Repeal Obamacare

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Washington. Obama is holding an afternoon news conference Wednesday to share h... President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Washington. Obama is holding an afternoon news conference Wednesday to share his take on the midterm election results after his party lost control of the Senate, and lost more turf in the GOP-controlled House while putting a series of Democratic-leaning states under control of new Republican governors. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE LESS
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President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would be “open and receptive” to “responsible changes” to Obamacare proposed by the new GOP Congress, but asserted that there were some policies that were off the table.

“If in fact one of the item on (the Republican) agenda is to make responsible changes to the ACA to make it work better,” he told reporters during a press conference, “I’m going to be very open and receptive to hearing those ideas.”

But some obvious things would not be open for discussion, Obama said, predictable things like full repeal of the law or repeal of the individual mandate.

“In some cases, recommendations that Republicans have for changes would undermine the structure of the law,” he said. “I’ll be very honest with them about that, ‘The law doesn’t work if you pull out that piece or that piece.'”

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  1. Avatar for pine pine says:

    Well Mr President you know they the repubs(small R) are feeling their oats but you are right stop the on coming BS in it’s tracks.With their majority in both houses they think the are the “SHIT” but they also have to act like responsible legislators and I think this will take a few months for them the (repubs) to grasp.Stay on your game Sir !

  2. Avatar for chammy chammy says:

    This country isn’t ready for a decent, honest president with integrity who sincerely tried to help the people. They would rather have a proven do nothing party to fuck them

    Enjoy the ride assholes.

  3. If they propose reforms to make it work better…

    I mean seriously, the president has to talk that way to look like he is making the effort to work constructively, but aint gunna happen.

    Republicans have had 4 1/2 years to propose or vote on changes to make the law work better. They have not done it. Instead, they have filed lawsuits, they have blocked changes, they have blocked minor technical changes of the sort that are routine with other bills, and when Obama has taken necessary steps to deal with these issues via executive order, they have demagogued it every step of the way.

  4. The Republicans will propose full repeal.
    The Democrats will filibuster.
    The Republicans will eliminate the filibuster and pass the bill.
    The President will veto the bill.
    The Republicans will complain that our President remains divisive and partisan and is unwilling to work with Congress.

    People will believe them because the Republicans own the media.

    It isn’t going to be pretty.

  5. Avatar for mcbain mcbain says:

    Repealing the ACA is very unpopular nationwide. Let the GOP put a bill on Obama’s desk that repeals it. Obama will then use the bully pulpit to highlight what the GOP is asking him to sign and how that is bad for so many people. I don’t think the GOP wants this fight.

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